81_FR_48881 81 FR 48738 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 48738 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range48738-48738
FR Document2016-17606

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48738]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17606]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 21, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by August 
25, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 3570 Community Facilities Technical Assistance and 
Training Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0198.
    Summary of Collection: The Community Facilities Technical 
Assistance and Training (TAT) is a competitive grant program which the 
Rural Housing Service (RHS) administers. Section 306 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926, 
was amended by Section 6006 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 
113-79) to establish the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and 
Training Grant. Section 6006 authorized grants be made to public bodies 
and private nonprofit corporations (including Indian Tribes) that will 
serve rural areas for the purpose of enabling the grantees to provide 
to associations technical assistance and training with respect to 
essential community facilities authorized under Section 306(a)(1) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)). 
Grants can be made for 100 percent of the cost of assistance.
    Need and Use of the Information: Eligible entities receive TAT 
grants to help small rural communities or areas identify and solve 
problems relating to essential community facilities. The grant 
recipients may provide technical assistance to public bodies and 
private nonprofit corporations. Applicants applying for TAT grants must 
submit an application, which includes an application form, narrative 
proposal, various other forms, certifications, and supplemental 
information. The Rural Development State Offices and the RHS National 
Office staff will use the information collected to determine applicant 
eligibility, project feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet 
the grant and regulatory requirements. Failure to collect proper 
information could result in improper determinations of eligibility or 
improper use of funds.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-Profit Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,184.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-17606 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XV-P

48738 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2016 / Notices Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE competitive grant program which the Rural Housing Service (RHS) Title: Youth Conservation Corps Rural Housing Service administers. Section 306 of the Application & Medical History Forms. Consolidated Farm and Rural OMB Control Number: 0596–0084. Submission for OMB Review; Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C. Comment Request Summary of Collection: The Youth 1926, was amended by Section 6006 of Conservation Corps Act of 1970, as July 21, 2016. the Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. amended (Pub. L. 93–408), and 16 The Department of Agriculture has 113–79) to establish the Community U.S.C. 1701–1706, Chapter 37, Youth submitted the following information Facilities Technical Assistance and Conservation Corps and Public Lands collection requirement(s) to OMB for Training Grant. Section 6006 authorized Corps, authorizes the USDA Forest review and clearance under the grants be made to public bodies and Service (FS) and Department of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, private nonprofit corporations Interior agencies Fish and Wildlife Public Law 104–13. Comments are (including Indian Tribes) that will serve Service and National Park Service to requested regarding (1) whether the rural areas for the purpose of enabling collect information on applications and collection of information is necessary the grantees to provide to associations medical history forms to evaluate the for the proper performance of the technical assistance and training with functions of the agency, including respect to essential community facilities eligibility of youths 15 to 18 years old whether the information will have authorized under Section 306(a)(1) of for employment with the Youth practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the the Consolidated Farm and Rural Conservation Corps (YCC). FS and the agency’s estimate of burden including Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)). Department of Interior cooperate to the validity of the methodology and provide seasonal employment for Grants can be made for 100 percent of assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance eligible youth and in doing so prepare the cost of assistance. the quality, utility and clarity of the the young adults of this country for the information to be collected; and (4) Need and Use of the Information: ultimate responsibility of maintaining ways to minimize the burden of the Eligible entities receive TAT grants to and managing these resources for the collection of information on those who help small rural communities or areas American people. are to respond, including through the identify and solve problems relating to Need and Use of the Information: use of appropriate automated, essential community facilities. The Youth, ages 15–18, who seek training electronic, mechanical, or other grant recipients may provide technical and employment with participating technological collection techniques or assistance to public bodies and private agencies through the YCC must other forms of information technology. nonprofit corporations. Applicants complete an application form (FS– Comments regarding this information applying for TAT grants must submit an 1800–18) and once selected for collection received by August 25, 2016 application, which includes an employment must complete a medical will be considered. Written comments application form, narrative proposal, history form (FS–1800–3). The should be addressed to: Desk Officer for various other forms, certifications, and Agriculture, Office of Information and supplemental information. The Rural applicant’s parents or guardian must Regulatory Affairs, Office of Development State Offices and the RHS sign both forms. The application form is Management and Budget (OMB), New National Office staff will use the used in the random selection process Executive Office Building, 725—17th and the medical history form provides information collected to determine Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. information needed to determine applicant eligibility, project feasibility, Commenters are encouraged to submit certification of suitability, any special and the applicant’s ability to meet the their comments to OMB via email to: medical or medication needs, and a file grant and regulatory requirements. OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or record for the Federal Government and fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Failure to collect proper information participants. If these forms were not Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail could result in improper determinations used, the Federal government’s ability Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– of eligibility or improper use of funds. to oversee the Youth Conservation 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Description of Respondents: Not-for- Corps program would be greatly be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Profit Institutions. impaired. The organizational and An agency may not conduct or Number of Respondents: 70. liability issues that would result from sponsor a collection of information inability to collect this information unless the collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting: needed to manage the program would be displays a currently valid OMB control Annually. virtually insurmountable. number and the agency informs Total Burden Hours: 2,184. potential persons who are to respond to Description of Respondents: Ruth Brown, the collection of information that such Individuals or households. Departmental Information Collection persons are not required to respond to Number of Respondents: 8,500. the collection of information unless it Clearance Officer. Frequency of Responses: Annually. displays a currently valid OMB control [FR Doc. 2016–17606 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] number. BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P Total Burden Hours: 4,360. Rural Housing Service srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Title: 7 CFR 3570 Community Clearance Officer. Facilities Technical Assistance and [FR Doc. 2016–17610 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] Training Grant Program. OMB Control Number: 0575–0198. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Summary of Collection: The Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) is a VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:28 Jul 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1


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